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Uncertainty is killing us – captain of ship stranded in Persian Gulf (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to navigation”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran and U.S. Say the Strait of Hormuz Is Open but Concerns Linger. Statements from President Trump and Iran aimed to raise confidence in the safety of the waterway, but shipping experts said risks re…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/strait-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The strait of Hormuz is one of the most important arteries for global trade. About 20% of all oil supplies and about 20% of seaborne gas tankers pass through it. The strait lies between Oman and Iran.…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/us-israel-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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“Around 25% of the world’s seaborne oil trade passed through the strategically important waterway before the start of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran in late February, according to the International Energy Agency.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and does not contain any data from the International Energy Agency or statistics regarding oil trade percentages.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ACCORD is to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. How to use accord in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accord.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/according
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/according
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/accor…
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“US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran in late February”
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Multiple independent news organizations (RT News, The Guardian, Flipboard, Supplychaindigital, and BBC News) all report the start of a US-Israeli war on Iran in late February.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February
https://www.rt.com/news/639492-t%C3%BCrkiye-unveils-intercon…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/10/fifa-world-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Since it began with US-Israeli airstrikes in late February, the Iranwar has grounded tens of thousands of flights
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/spirit-airlines-goes-out-of…
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“US President Donald Trump announced that the US Navy would “begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz” following the failed talks with Iranian representatives in Islamabad.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Truth Social following failed talks in Islamabad.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — After the talks concluded, US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the US would "begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz."The call…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has said the US will begin blockading the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to take control of the strategic waterway from Iran in the aftermath of failed peace negotiations between the coun…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/trump-says-us-…
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“The US Department of War later clarified that the measure would apply to all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports, starting from April 13.”
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RT World News, Al Jazeera, and a report on US Central Command all confirm the US military announced a blockade of maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports starting April 13.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has begun a naval blockade of access to Iranian ports after talks in Pakistan ended in an impasse, stoking fears over Gulf trade routes and global energy markets.
https://www.rt.com/news/638259-us-iran-oil-blockade/
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Central Command said its forces would begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports from 10 a.m. ET on 13 April.
https://www.businesstoday.in/world/story/dont-meddle-in-our-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States military has announced it will begin blockading all Iranian ports on Monday, its latest move to exert pressure on Tehran after marathon peace talks in Pakistan concluded without a de…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/13/us-military-threate…
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“Captain Raman Kapoor said that his vessel transporting oil has been “stranded here inside the Persian Gulf ever since the war started.””
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'Captain' and does not mention Captain Raman Kapoor or his vessel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or t…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain
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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2026 · The meaning of CAPTAIN is a military leader : the commander of a unit or a body of troops. How to use captain in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captain
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web search NEUTRAL — Captain IT, a leading managed service provider (MSP) in Southern California, delivers a full range of IT services to strengthen your business operations. From streamlining IT management to providing a…
https://captainit.com/
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“two different entities [Iran and the US] are blocking the strait”
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Deutsche Welle explicitly states the strait is being blocked by both Iran and the US. This is further supported by Wikipedia and other web results describing Iran's blockade and Trump's counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz soon afterwards and Trump imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on 13 April.US-Iran ceasefire under threat afte…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosse…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The stalemate means that the Strait of Hormuz , a critical waterway off Iran's coast that Tehran effectively blocked in response to US-Israeli strikes, remains closed. Earlier in April, US forces anno…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o
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